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I discovered steep skiing when I was young. It was the era when Kris Erickson, Hans Saari, Andrew McLean, Alex Lowe, Doug Coombs and others were bringing a more twisted vision of what could be descended in the North American mountains….

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norway- jonathan IV

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Mid summer and I’m still posting about Spring trips. This is the final installment from the month long visit to Spitsbergen. We had a day or two in between to rest up and dry out gear before we boarded the…

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norway part 3-pyramiden

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As we cautiously skied by the rusted out relics I felt like we were entering the  ‘Forbidden Zone’ from the Planet Of The Apes . In fact Andrew and I silently coasted through the entire town with hardly a word…

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bad rock peak, id

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A brief interruption in the follow up reports from Norway. Still 2 more to come. Turns out the season isn’t over just yet! Heading up to Idaho this morning with my brother, Drew Stoecklein and Griffin Post to ski Bad…

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norway part 2- billefjorden

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You travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself. -Ella Maillart- Off we go by snowscooter with loaded down pulks full of gear. The 4hr ride was pretty cush and the seals, reindeer, fjords and endless peaks kept the…

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svalbard norway part 1- longyearbyen

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Spring means 2 things, spring expeditions! The past several years have been to Alaska and I was planning on returning to do a sea to summit expedition with Nick Devore and Andy Jacobsen. We kept an eye on conditions and…

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Kip Garre-RIP

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Some very unexpected and upsetting news last week. Kip Garre died in an avalanche with Allison Kreutzen while they were on a day trip to ski Split Mountain in the High Sierra. I spent a few days with Kip waiting…